Insecticide.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLF MARXSEN, OF OSDORF, GERMANY.

INSECTICIDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,766, datedSeptember 26, 1899. Application filedFebrunry 7,1899- Serial No.704,835. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLF MARXSEN, gardener, of Osdorf, near Blankenese,German Empire, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inPreparations for the Extermination of Schizoneura Lani gera,of which thefollowing is a statement.

This invention relates to an improved preparation for the exterminationof Schizonema Zam'gera (apple-root plant-louse, woolly louse of theapple) and the process for the manufacture of same.

Eighteen parts of quicklime are mixed with four parts of flowers ofsulphur, six parts of fresh milk, two parts of sapocarbol, two parts ofmethylated spirit, four parts of lampblack, and six parts of water, soas to form a pulpy mass. The preparation process by constantly stirringthe mixture is dissolved in water when required for use, and it isadvisable to employ four parts of water to one part of the preparation.It is employed by painting it on or spreading it over the fruit-trees inthe usual manner. I

Having now particularly described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved preparation for the destruction of Schizoneum lam'geraconsisting of eighteen parts of quicklime, four parts of flowers ofsulphur, six parts of fresh milk, two parts of sapocarbol, two parts ofmethylated spirit, four' parts of lampblack and six parts of water, thewhole being mixed together and stirred so as to form a pulpy mass, whichwhen required for use maybe advantageously diluted with water.

Dated this 23d day of January, 1899.

ADOLF MARXSEN.

In presence of- E. HLL. MUMMENHOFF, GEo. LANDRnY.

